Reasonable Connection Between Concerned Act & Performance Of Official Duty Necessary For Public Servant To Avail Benefit Of S.197 CrPC: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that when a government servant is accused of a criminal offence, there has to be a reasonable connection between the act concerned and the performance of his official duty for him to claim that there is need of sanction to prosecute under Section 197 of CrPC.Holding thus, Justice Nikhil S. Kariel dismissed the applications filed by members of the...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Final Answer Keys Of Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination 2022

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the final answers keys of the Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination, 2022, which was declared after considering the objections raised by various candidates.A division bench comprising of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan dismissed four pleas filed the candidates who were unsuccessful in being shortlisted...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: May 2022 [Citations 192 to 232]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 232 NOMINAL INDEX Agavai (Name Changed) v. The State represented by Inspector of Police, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 Case Title: M.Ani v. The Government of Tamilnadu and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 193 Hema Jwaalini and others v. The Commissioner of Police and Others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 194 Nakshatra Bind A.K v. State of...

'Woman Not Prosecuted If She Tricks Man With False Promise Of Marriage': Kerala High Court Says Rape Should Be Gender-Neutral Offence

In a noteworthy development, the Kerala High Court orally remarked that the offence of rape should be made gender-neutral while adjudicating upon a matrimonial dispute moved by a divorced couple over custody of their child. Justice A Muhamed Mustaque made the observation when during the course of the case when the party brought up the fact that the husband in the case had once been accused in...

US Jury Holds Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Liable For Defamation Of Each Other; Awards $15 Million Damages To Depp, $2 Million To Heard

Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp won his defamation case against Amber Heard, his ex-wife and former costar, reported Associated Press. Following a six-week trial, a US jury found that Heard had defamed Depp in a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post, describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse." The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Wasim Sadiq Nargal As J&K&L HC Judge

The Central Government on Wednesday notified the appointment of Advocate Wasim Sadiq Nargal as an additional judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.The name of Wasim Sadiq Nargal was recommended by the J&K High Court way back in August 2017. In April 2018, the Supreme Court collegium approved his name. However, the Centre returned his name.The SC collegium reiterated...

Can't Adopt Rule Of Convenience: Kerala High Court Issues Traffic Directions For Private Transport Buses And Autorickshaws

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Police Commissioner and the Regional Transport Authority in Kochi to immediately issue orders prohibiting private transport buses from using horns in city limits and to ensure that they ply only on the extreme left side of city roadsJustice Amit Rawal notified a set of traffic directions for private buses and auto-rickshaws in the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Patna High Court

The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of seven judicial officers as judges of the Patna High Court. They are as follows, Shailendra Singh, Judicial Officer Arun Kumar Jha, Judicial OfficerJitendra Kumar, Judicial OfficerAlok Kumar Pandey, Judicial OfficerSunil Datta, Judicial OfficerChandra Prakash Singh, Judicial OfficerChandra Shekhar Jha, Judicial OfficerA...

Centre Makes 4 Additional Judges Of Kerala High Court Permanent Judges

The Central Government on Wednesday made four additional judges of the Kerala High Court permanent judges.They are as follows, Murali Purushothaman, Additional Judge Ziyad Rahman Alevakkatt Abdul Rahiman, Additional Judge Karunakaran Babu, Additional Judge Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath, Additional Judge It was on September 14, 2020, that the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of 6 High Court Judges

The Central Government has notified the transfer/repatriation of following High Court judges,Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah (Andhra Pradesh High Court to Patna High Court);Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash (presently Orissa High Court to Calcutta High Court);Justice Subhasis Talapatra (Tripura High Court to Orissa High Court);Justice Lanusungkum Jamir (Manipur High Court to Gauhati High...

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: May 2022 [Citations 154 - 220]

Nominal Index [2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 154 To 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 220] Pallabi Chatterjee and Ors v. State of West Bengal and other connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 154Dipok Dinda v. State of West Bengal and Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 155Future Market Networks Limited versus Laxmi Pat Surana & Anr 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 156In Re : State of West Bengal vs. Md. Younus @ Bilal & Ors 2022...

Monthly Digest Of Tax Cases: May 2022

Indirect Taxes Supreme Court GST Council Recommendations Not Binding On Centre & States; Both Parliament & State Legislatures Can Legislate On GST : Supreme Court Case Title : Union of India and Anr versus M/s Mohit Minerals Through Director Citation : 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 500 In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court held that the recommendations of the GST council...